How does President Trump's travel ban affect nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria or Yemen coming to the US for tourism/transit/etc?
President Trump has signed an executive order which bans nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from traveling to the US for at least 90 days.
Does this ban only include those on immigrant visas or does it also cover regular tourists and other temporary visitors? If so, is there any other way for nationals of those countries to enter the US, such as by requesting a waiver from a consulate?
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A message I received from my university three hours ago (2017-01-29, 6 PM UTC) seems to indicate that in Massachusetts the ban is lifted for the next seven days:
Early this morning, the Massachusetts federal district court issued a temporary order that restrains the government from enforcing the Executive Order to detain or remove holders of a valid visa or green card who travel from the seven countries to the US through Logan Airport. This order is in effect for the next 7 days. The seven affected countries are: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. […] We encourage you to fly back to Boston--directly to Logan Airport--as as soon as possible, and before February 4.
Two MIT undergraduates who were denied re-entry to the United States last weekend landed at Logan Airport on Friday afternoon. The students are now back on campus. Both were prevented from boarding flights back to Boston last weekend after spending the winter break with their families.
The two undergraduates’ return to the U.S. was made possible by a temporary order issued by the Massachusetts federal district court last weekend, restraining the government from enforcing the executive order to detain holders of valid visas or green cards who travel from the seven affected countries to the U.S. through Logan Airport.
On Thursday, an airline announced that it would begin allowing passengers affected by the executive order to board international flights bound for Logan. MIT officials moved quickly to get the two students — with whom they had been in regular touch — onto one of this airline’s flights back to Boston.
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What countries are blocked from entering US?
Most non-U.S. citizens who were in those countries within the prior 14 days will not be allowed into the United States. This ban is scheduled to be lifted on December 31, 2021....Countries Facing COVID-19 Travel Restrictions- South Africa.
- Botswana.
- Zimbabwe.
- Namibia.
- Lesotho.
- Eswatini.
- Mozambique, and.
- Malawi.
What countries are not allowed to immigrate to the US?
The current ban prohibits immigrant and most temporary forms of travel to the United States for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and North Korea, as well as certain visits for some Venezuelan government officials. All but two, Venezuela and North Korea, are majority Muslim.Is Executive Order 13780 still in effect?
At 12:01 am EDT on March 16, 2017, Executive Order 13780 revoked and replaced Executive Order 13769. Trump called the new order a "watered down, politically correct version" of the prior executive order.President Trump to speak at America First Agenda in Las Vegas
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